A B767-200 flight crew diverts to jax after perceiving electrical odor and smoke in cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	376633
Time
Date	199708
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jax
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	376633
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Captain and first officer detected electrical smoke in cockpit. Accomplished smoke checklist. Declared emergency, diverted to closest field (jax). Uneventful approach/landing. After landing, maintenance personnel discovered electrical component had fried and caused the odor. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: first officer reporter stated that the aircraft was a B767-200. The crew, as part of their checklist procedure, did ask the cabin attendants if there was any anomaly in the cabin. Cabin attendant reported some reading lights and passenger entertainment system inoperative. This helped to pinpoint the problem as the crew then asked for direct to jax. The multiplexer mixing unit for the passenger entertainment system (channel selectors and video) and lights had fried. This unit is in the east&east compartment next to the equipment cooling fan. There is no other warning or alerting system for this type malfunction other than the flight crew's 'nose sensor.' the pilots' union was also notified of the event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-200 FLC DIVERTS TO JAX AFTER PERCEIVING ELECTRICAL ODOR AND SMOKE IN COCKPIT.

Narrative: CAPT AND FO DETECTED ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN COCKPIT. ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE CHKLIST. DECLARED EMER, DIVERTED TO CLOSEST FIELD (JAX). UNEVENTFUL APCH/LNDG. AFTER LNDG, MAINT PERSONNEL DISCOVERED ELECTRICAL COMPONENT HAD FRIED AND CAUSED THE ODOR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: FO RPTR STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS A B767-200. THE CREW, AS PART OF THEIR CHKLIST PROC, DID ASK THE CABIN ATTENDANTS IF THERE WAS ANY ANOMALY IN THE CABIN. CABIN ATTENDANT RPTED SOME READING LIGHTS AND PAX ENTERTAINMENT SYS INOP. THIS HELPED TO PINPOINT THE PROB AS THE CREW THEN ASKED FOR DIRECT TO JAX. THE MULTIPLEXER MIXING UNIT FOR THE PAX ENTERTAINMENT SYS (CHANNEL SELECTORS AND VIDEO) AND LIGHTS HAD FRIED. THIS UNIT IS IN THE E&E COMPARTMENT NEXT TO THE EQUIP COOLING FAN. THERE IS NO OTHER WARNING OR ALERTING SYS FOR THIS TYPE MALFUNCTION OTHER THAN THE FLC'S 'NOSE SENSOR.' THE PLTS' UNION WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE EVENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.